The biggest compliment i can pay Marc Bolan and T Rex is that 50 years on from his peak there is literally no other artist that sounds like him, literally unique.
Yes too soon but he knew he was going to go that way so he done what he said and was bigger than anyone in music and done so much in his short life that none of us will ever achieve bless him ❤ tom
I lived just round the corner to this memorial for a couple of years in around 2012 and it was continuously visited by people leaving trinkets, photos, memorial messages or just paying respects. At the anniversary of his death there would be an abundance of memoribilia, flowers and items laid around. There was never a time when you felt it was getting less significant which really brought home to me the importance and love of Marc Bolan the character and his music. Living there I drove over that bridge many a time and I could see how you could easily lose control if going at some speed, especially in a small car like a mini. Marc Bolan never learned to drive since apparently, he had a fear that he would die in a car! Taken long before his time......
He told his parents when he was eight years old that he would be a rock star and die before the age of 30. He was prophetic in many ways. Thanks for the wonderful music Mark.
45 years later…”Bang a Gong” is one of my most favourite tunes. It’s strange to think that had he still been alive, he would still be younger than Mick Jagger and probably out there performing all his hits at Glastonbury as the headliner. RIP Marc.❤️
Glam rock legend gone too soon . And to think just before he died he was trying to make a comeback. Rip Marc singer song writer and poet. Thankyou Paul 👍👍
Very respectful and well presented as usual Paul. Remember Bolan's tracks played by my parents when I was young. It seemed like the sun always shined..
Thank you, you did a really nice job with this video. It's a lovely tribute. I think Marc would like that the crash site, despite being the scene of the tragedy - has been maintained as a beautiful place of remembrance. It isn't a sad, depressing place - it's actually serene. It's no longer the dark place where Marc died, it's now a garden in which to celebrate that he lived. If any trace of Marc's spirit still remains there, I'm sure he appreciates the care that has been put into the memorial - and all the visitors! :) I like to think he knows how much people miss him still. He had a short life, but he certainly made an impression. He is still very much loved.
Been many a time,placed pictures on the tree & now the barrel. Cry every time I go & always wonder what could have happened if he was alive today. Thank you Marc for the great music you left behind.
@@bernardrandles8013 I totally get what todtigar is saying . If you have an artist that you admire greatly it is an a very emotional thing to pay respects to them I am to going to be going and I know I will also find it emotional x
As Zeus said in his comment, very respectfully done. I was not aware of the memorial so thanks for bringing it to my attention. My cousin was a huge Marc Bolan and T-Rex. Every time my brother and sister visited my Aunt and Uncle with our parents, the three of us would be ushered up to Paul’s bedroom to listen to the latest T-Rex album on his portable record player! I was never into any singer / band it that way and only ever bought one T-Rex single, ‘Metal Guru’. That aside, there is no doubt that Marc Bolan was among the greats of the 70’s music scene and like many people of the day, I was shocked to wake up to the news of Marc’s death. Had he not been tragically killed, I’m sure he would have remained a huge influence on the pop music scene for many, many years and May well have found a new audience in later life like so many icons of the 70’s have done. R.I.P. Marc Bolan.
I was a huge fan of Marc and was devastated when the news came over the radio. I remember I was decorating my living room wall when I heard. I stopped work got a pen and wrote ... Marc Bolan died on this day 16th sept 1977 RIP Marc we loved you. We moved a few years after and often wonder what the new owners thought when they stripped that wallpaper off. I’m sure they must have been fans. So sad, he was taken far to soon. Thank you for your very respectful visit . Love your videos. 👍
What a handsome man he was and a great singer, I remember my older brother of 15 had posters of him all over his bedroom wall, he cried so much when Marc died, it was so sad.
One if the greats -without question! A very special and unique musician who imo guided and marked the transition from 60s style music in the UK to what would predominate in the 70s. I will always have a special place in my heart for this guy.
Metal Guru! Pure genius. As a teenager of the 70s Marc was almost a mythical creature. I removed the centre page spread from Jackie magazine which showed Mark with his wild hair full of animals and birds. I was living in Hammersmith when Marc died, just a walk over Hammersmith Bridge. I still play Marc's music.
I was 10 years old when Marc passed ,my sister used to play his music thats how I got to like him it was only a few days ago that I was watching some of his videos again.Sad loss of a great singer. Thanks again Paul great as always x
A great video Paul. Marc Bolan was a very talented man who died so tragically young. Thank you for the music Marc. There did appear to be some strange coincidences about his death & some of the lyrics in his songs.
Great video, Ive always wanted to go and pay my respects at the memorial. I still play his music regularly, favourite has always been MetalGuru. My very first day at work aged 16 I wanted to create a business-like impression and walk into my new place with a newspaper and just sat on the bus absolutely shocked reading the headlines that Marc had died. Only a month before sitting on a beach in Spain on my very last holiday with my parents I had read that Elvis had died so a bad couple of months. Im 61 now and still play Metalguru, Hot Love, Jeepster, Get It On etc regularly. Timeless music created by the wonderfully talented Marc
Thanks sharing. 👍 Just Glad Plaques And Memorials Not Been Vandalised And Respected To Marc. 👍 🎸 🤘 I, m A Fan Of Him And His Music 🎶 He Will Never Fade Away Ever. 🎸🤘
Marc was my dream growing up, just minutes from his home when his gf crashed the car, bless her I Hope she and there child are doing well, Marc we miss you R.I.P 🌹 , Thank you Paul this is going to be the best one you have done 🙏🌹
I've often wondered how you carry on knowing you were the driver of the car that had the accident that killed your partner and the father of your child. Nobody is blaming her of course but that's a hard burden to carry
@@The.Last.Guitar.Hero. I can't even imagine how she felt , let's just hope she has been able to learn to cope, we know it's something your never forget, but as we all do in the loss of a loved one, we just learn to cope because the world don't stop, even when at that time, her world stopped 🌹
Another fantastic post Paul. Thank you. I had just turned 12 years old a few days before Marc was tragically killed. We were in class and one of my friends came into the classroom to tell us Marc had died. I always liked him as a kid and still do as an adult. I loved his songs and I loved his kids TV show too. He was very cool. A genius I would also say. Taken far to early. RIP Marc .
There's a strong simmetry between Marc Bolan and Rino Gaetano: they both were folk musician revolutionary, they both died very young in a car accident in the main town of their own country, they used to dress colorfull and were absolutely talented musicians and lyrics writers, they both have a memorial in the spot they died in London and Rome. Rino died in the early eighties and unfortunatelly he recorded just 3 albums but his music is still play today in Italy and you can resognize his scratchy voive among a million. Great video love Marc and the T REX
Remember the Marc Bolan show, was with his friend David Bowie, this was in 1977, some of the Granada staff were on strike, and they to film quickly. While rehearsing, Marc fell off stage. I think Bowie said something which he later regretted, something about Marc's death. They had recorded some basic tracks in Bowie's hotel room, (I think)? Either way Marc was coming back into the limelight, after touring with the punk bands. He died so young R.I.P., Marc love your music, you were one of a kind!
Hi Paul, I enjoyed this video, thank you. Marc Bolan was a talented musician and singer songwriter who went too soon. As a teenager in 1970, I first heard playing on Radio 1 the singles Ride A White Swan and Deborah by Tyranosaurus Rex. Then in late 1970 T.Rex released Hot Love that went to #1 in the singles chart and saw them on Top Of The Pops, the rest is history!!!
Aww Paul,I absolutely loved Marc Bolan and T Rex.I spent my teenage years loving their music,and I had a teenage crush on Marc aswell.I have seen this site before,I was watching a documentary on his life and death.So so sad,he had a wonderful voice and was taken far to young.Thankyou Paul,I love listening to you tell their stories,and there was some bits you told that I did not no so thank you,I really enjoyed watching this video.❤️❤️❤️
The moment he became mature, stopped his drug addiction and take actions for financial security to raise and be a father to his family, a tragedy came. So sad I’m not even born to see the time of his success. Rest In Peace to the Legend 20th Century Boy.
I loved Marc Bolan "T Rex" Happy days and very Nostalgic. He is very much missed. A talent of genius 👏. All of his work was phenomenal. Thank you Paul your the very best.
I remember running home from school at the age of 8-9 years to watch his programme called Marc 4.20pm on a Friday. I now own the whole series on DVD that's my memories of Marc Bolan my favourite song by him has to be Metal Guru. Great video and very informative total respects to you. Gone but certainly not forgotten a true legend.
Paul, you clearly hold Marc and company in the highest esteem. Your commentary was thoughtful, sensitive, informative and respectful. Thank you for the fantastic tribute to one of my all time fave rave artists!
I was a big T. Rex fan in my junior school days. The first single I ever bought myself was Hot Love. I've still got my vinyls. My eldest daughter also loved listening to them. Bought her a T. Shirt recently with The Slider motif on the front. She wears it with pride.
I used to date someone called Mark Boland in my 20s. Used to cause all sorts of funny situations. Love Bolans music. Always part of my 20s TRex. Good one to see. Thank you x
hi paul for me my favorite track is ride a white swan but there were so many good tracks such a talented man l grew up in the 70s listening to t rex my mum was a fan of glam rock great video
I am a T.Rex-Fan since 1971. I was very often for my job in London and each time i visit the crash-place and after this the grave at Golder´s Green. I promise, that i am at the 16.9.2027 at Queen´s Ride and hope to sing there with a lot of other fans and remember one of the greatest pop-singer ever.
Always makes me sad this one loved Marc an amazing contribution to music and a great sense of humour too , my sister was heartbroken, we had a service at school for him . And as Marc always said Keep a little Marc in your heart 🥰
Love the Bowie penned 'Mop The Hoople' lyric - 'The television is crazy saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks, but man I need a TV when I've got T. Rex'. From 'All The Young Dudes' I think. 'Cosmic Dancer' is perfection.
This is one i can finally say I’ve visited !! I went to pay my respects about 20 years ago, on the way to a record store in Putney, i remember being 12 years old when he died, sadly, 5 weeks later, three members of the American rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash (all aged 28 i think) i still listen to T rex today and often wonder how much more great music they would have gone on to produce, had Marc not met with such a tragic early death 😢
I was 6 when he died & remember it reasonably well...his music was great especially 20th century boy..I also remember he had a children's TV show around when he passed....I might be wrong....so sad has so young..❤️.great tribute mate..👍
So nice to watch these video's. When I was in high school, in the seventies, we had an auction at school for a charity project. The single "Get it on" was sold for a crazy amount, and with good reason. T Rex was special, and so was Marc Bolan.
Thankyou for this video Paul. I was just a kid growing up in the 70's and my bedroom walls were plastered with Marc Bolan and David Bowie posters. Marc was one of the greatest enigmas in popular music and certainly the most mercurial. His songs just have different levels of brilliance. Love him still 🧡
Brings back such memories, I had to smile at the posters on the wall. As I mentioned I got the teen mag, and also plastered the walls with the posters. Ha Ha. Looking back now, the eyes in the posters seemed to follow you all the way round the room. So cool.
@@sandyvanderlinde237 Happy days. If truth be told, as the seventies were drawing to a close, my Marc Bolan and David Bowie posters had given up quite a bit of wall space to Debbie Harry and Kate Bush, fickle creature that I am. Thanks for your reply Sandy 👍
I was 5 when Marc died, I was named Marc because of Marc Bolan, something I am truly honoured by, to be named after such a talent, Marc was in my humble opinion, a genius. Rest in eternal peace Marc
A beautiful dedication to a beautiful soul. Always loved what Marc did and his lyrics still get to me this day! One of my fave has to be 'life's a gas' and as child I remember seeing him and Cilla Black singing this as a duet with Marc wearing a large pink boa! Thank you...
Once again superbly presented Paul. My memories of that dreadful day of Mark's car crash. I was still at school 2 yrs from leaving. On this day living in Wolverhampton it was a really bad foggy morning so bad that when we got to school we was sent home early because the fog was too bad for teacher's to get into school. The news of Mark's death made news headlines with massive amount of mourning. Mark strangely had visions for years of being involved in a car crash and flatly refused to take driving lessons and hated even being driven around.
Thanks Paul. I loved Marc and his music. Saw him in concert In Liverpool in 1971, caught his tambourine but got it snatched away from me. Him and Bowie so many happy memories. Thank you.
My teen age daughter in 1987 watched a recording of Marc on TV, When I told her he had unfortunately died she said he was so beautiful and burst into tears. Many years later she asked if she could come with me to a Leona Lewis concert which was surprising as she is a Metal fan. The reason was Leone was performing Ride a White Swan. She has never forgotten him to this day.
I grew up with glamrock and the first single I ever bought was Jeepster by T.Rex. I'm 61 today and still a big fan of Sweet and many (classic) rockbands. I remember i was in schock when Marc dies a month after Elvis. Thanx for making this video...
I grew up in 70s and remember hearing about this tragedy on the news. A talented unique musician gone too soon. Thank you for sharing and all you do 🙂💕🏴
I loved his first records with Steve Peregrin Took…Prophets, Seers and Sages and Unicorn which I like best. Great music that still stands today. Wonderful lyrics and experimental sounds. John Peel sort of dicovered them and gave them airplay in the early days. The rest is history.
John peel did give him a very big helping hand in his career, sadly though Mark totally ignored John peel & his family after hitting the big time which really upset him. Bit of a user I'd say.
Lovely tribrute to Marc. Ive been to see his memorial at Barnes as well as Golders green where his ashes are placed with his mum and dad. Saw Marc at wembley on March 18th 1972 as well as Brixton Sundown [thats what is was called then]. His last home was not far from where he was killed in Upper Richmond road. Steve periguine took is buried at kensal green.Can you do a film of that please. I love your you tube channel .The format is brilliant and so informative. Thank you for bringing such wonderful people back to life..
Taken too soon, I lived in Putney just off the lower Richmond road just up from where the crash was, I remember watching his show on tv, everything so vivid just like it was yesterday.
been there a few times over the years to pay my respects. Lots of freaky coincedences about his death, I'm sure he had a lyric that mentions peeling foxes from a tree and the car registration had FOX in it and also i'm sure he had a painting of a tree called 16 September which is the day he died. There is also an interview he did with either Russell Harty or Parkinson where he predicts he wont live that long or past 30 or something and ended up dying a few days before his 30th birthday
@the last guitar... about year ago someone replied in a comment to check out the picture on the cover of Supertramp album, Breakfast in America, picture illustrates / is a view from inside a plane & Iooking out the window mid-air over the statue of liberty, represented by a breakfast waitress with a menu in her left hand & a holding a plate high aloft in her right, serving up a tall glass of orange juice in front of the world trade center, at approximate level of the impacts... right over the towers hovers the name SUPERTRAMP, with the U & P just on top of the towers, with the bottom of the U obscured a bit behind the towers, now, if u hold the picture up to a mirror the letters touching the tower will spell out 911... the album came out in 1979, what tf? Edit: the glass of orange juice in the picture triggered a memory i didn't know i had, which state is known for orange juice? Florida... so i looked it up, yep, the highjackers who flew both planes attended flight school in Florida.
Dont know if he actually had any premonitions about his death but that year one of his songs on the album 'dandy in the underworld' included the lyrics "summer's gonna be heaven in 77'. Some fans also thought it was symbolic that the last shot from the 'Marc' tv series that went out a week before he died was of him falling off a raised platform he was standing on next to david bowie.
marc Bolan amazing talent gone to early he lives on through his music I was very young when the world said good night to Marc his music is time less he may be gone but his music lives on .brilliant paul you are so respectful .R I P Marc xx
Really enjoyed you telling us all about Marc, I loved his music. And his wild ways. Seeing where he died and the monument were beautiful. This is what I expected when you see other Actors actresses etc Graves with just few words and looking drab. So this has to be for me, one of the best. Thank you Paul xx
I remember stumbling on this a few years ago walking around Barnes. Grew up listening to him as was my parents favourite so seeing the memorial down the little side street stopped me in my tracks. Good to see this video.
This Marc Boaln Russel Harty interview extract always gets me: ua-cam.com/users/clipUgkxOlJJWZ14JcKe8-Uhl2U7LVc-AhtfcWgk Worth watching the full interview on the original uploaders channel
I been there in late seventies.the site looks completely different.I took some seed from the tree and planted it back home in the garden at the time.being fan since white swan,you brought the early albums etc.still like the beard of star album.love the early poetic lyrics.so innocent .today people and media make him out to be the glam pop star.no credit of his writing and guitar sounds.the early b side just as good as the A…boogie on …thanks for the video.
Thank you generously, Paul. Summer 1970. Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 19-year-old me. Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex gigging, support act for Ten Years After. Marc & Co. open with some acoustic numbers, including 'Ride A White Swan' and 'Debora'. Second half of their set: Marc plays a white Stratocaster, flashing out to the audience with reflections/bursts from *very strong* spotlights. He played *ELECTRIC LOUD* via TYA's mighty rig. Unforgettable. Rest In Peace, Marc. 💚 All the best, P. Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 ⏳ 🎲 🌠 [Edit: 'Deborah' to 'Debora' ...]
I grew up in the 70s listening to T.Rex as I was born 1964. I remember the Glam Rock era and used to watch Mark Bolans tv show and have memories of Marc Bolan and David Bowie having a good time in and around London wearing their Glamourous clothes which attracted the attention of everyone in them days. R.I.P. Two Legends.
20 century boy is one of my favourites and it does make you wonder if he had of lived, what else tunes he would have hits with 🎶. As always Paul thanks for your time and info. ❤️❤️
As a teenager in the 70's just loved TRex and Marc Bolan, such a beautfiful tribute to him and the other band members. I treasure my collection of TRex singles I saved my pocket money up buy.
Been watching you for a while but this is my first time commenting. Marc Bolan and T.Rex was one of my Dads favourites. I grew up in the early 70s and I remember my Dad playing his songs and automatically I loves them! Even as a small child. R.I.P Marc 🦢🕊💚
77 was a sad year. The month before we lost Elvis, then our Marc. The tree was made unsafe by the fans, taking the bark or carving their names into it. (Who could blame them). Didn't help with fast traffic on a narrow road. I was gutted they cut the tree down.
Hi Paul I just learned about the amazing story about Sir Nicholas Winton. He saved many Jewish children right before the war started. I hope you will be able to visit his final resting place one day. Thanks in advance. Greetings from across the North See; Holland
The biggest compliment i can pay Marc Bolan and T Rex is that 50 years on from his peak there is literally no other artist that sounds like him, literally unique.
Literally 😬
So true.A lovely guy so very sad taken much too soon.
Still listening to T Rex in 2022
Hi. Listen to the tune ‘Stick around’ by Ty Segall. He also did a homage album called Ty Rex. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Yes too soon but he knew he was going to go that way so he done what he said and was bigger than anyone in music and done so much in his short life that none of us will ever achieve bless him ❤ tom
I lived just round the corner to this memorial for a couple of years in around 2012 and it was continuously visited by people leaving trinkets, photos, memorial messages or just paying respects. At the anniversary of his death there would be an abundance of memoribilia, flowers and items laid around. There was never a time when you felt it was getting less significant which really brought home to me the importance and love of Marc Bolan the character and his music. Living there I drove over that bridge many a time and I could see how you could easily lose control if going at some speed, especially in a small car like a mini. Marc Bolan never learned to drive since apparently, he had a fear that he would die in a car! Taken long before his time......
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I was so lucky to have been a teenager in the 60's.The music in the 60's and the 70's was in my opinion was the best.
Respectfully told as always, still listening to Marc & T rex to this day, sadly missed but never forgotten
I was about 16 then i remember all this x
I adored Marc Bolan and T-Rex and was devastated when we lost him. Thanks for doing this video.
He told his parents when he was eight years old that he would be a rock star and die before the age of 30. He was prophetic in many ways. Thanks for the wonderful music Mark.
45 years later…”Bang a Gong” is one of my most favourite tunes. It’s strange to think that had he still been alive, he would still be younger than Mick Jagger and probably out there performing all his hits at Glastonbury as the headliner. RIP Marc.❤️
Glam rock legend gone too soon . And to think just before he died he was trying to make a comeback. Rip Marc singer song writer and poet. Thankyou Paul 👍👍
Also a mod legend
Very respectful and well presented as usual Paul. Remember Bolan's tracks played by my parents when I was young. It seemed like the sun always shined..
My favorit for ever. Rip.
Staffan from Sweden
That's what made him so beautiful ❤his songs were Always positive 💗
Thank you, you did a really nice job with this video. It's a lovely tribute. I think Marc would like that the crash site, despite being the scene of the tragedy - has been maintained as a beautiful place of remembrance. It isn't a sad, depressing place - it's actually serene. It's no longer the dark place where Marc died, it's now a garden in which to celebrate that he lived. If any trace of Marc's spirit still remains there, I'm sure he appreciates the care that has been put into the memorial - and all the visitors! :)
I like to think he knows how much people miss him still. He had a short life, but he certainly made an impression. He is still very much loved.
Been many a time,placed pictures on the tree & now the barrel. Cry every time I go & always wonder what could have happened if he was alive today. Thank you Marc for the great music you left behind.
I went there a couple of years ago, i sobbed like a baby, totally overwhelmed me.
Why? What am I missing here! Gloria Jones was driving t the car, , sorry you reap what you sow , and that's life
@@bernardrandles8013 I totally get what todtigar is saying . If you have an artist that you admire greatly it is an a very emotional thing to pay respects to them I am to going to be going and I know I will also find it emotional x
Marc Bolan has been a big part of my life. I have many T. Rex vinyls and posters ! I’m glad this video was made so respectfully. Amazing job
As Zeus said in his comment, very respectfully done. I was not aware of the memorial so thanks for bringing it to my attention. My cousin was a huge Marc Bolan and T-Rex. Every time my brother and sister visited my Aunt and Uncle with our parents, the three of us would be ushered up to Paul’s bedroom to listen to the latest T-Rex album on his portable record player! I was never into any singer / band it that way and only ever bought one T-Rex single, ‘Metal Guru’. That aside, there is no doubt that Marc Bolan was among the greats of the 70’s music scene and like many people of the day, I was shocked to wake up to the news of Marc’s death. Had he not been tragically killed, I’m sure he would have remained a huge influence on the pop music scene for many, many years and May well have found a new audience in later life like so many icons of the 70’s have done. R.I.P. Marc Bolan.
I was a huge fan of Marc and was devastated when the news came over the radio. I remember I was decorating my living room wall when I heard. I stopped work got a pen and wrote ... Marc Bolan died on this day 16th sept 1977 RIP Marc we loved you. We moved a few years after and often wonder what the new owners thought when they stripped that wallpaper off. I’m sure they must have been fans. So sad, he was taken far to soon. Thank you for your very respectful visit . Love your videos. 👍
Me n my eldest sister love ❤ this guy... still playing his fantastic music 🎶 🎵 👌 RIP MARC 🙏 ROCK ON IN HEAVEN 🤘😇🥰🤩
Thankyou for taking me there, from Australia 🇦🇺.
His music will go on forever🎼🎸♥️
He had the SWEETEST smile ever! 🥰
What a handsome man he was and a great singer, I remember my older brother of 15 had posters of him all over his bedroom wall, he cried so much when Marc died, it was so sad.
One if the greats -without question! A very special and unique musician who imo guided and marked the transition from 60s style music in the UK to what would predominate in the 70s. I will always have a special place in my heart for this guy.
Metal Guru! Pure genius. As a teenager of the 70s Marc was almost a mythical creature. I removed the centre page spread from Jackie magazine which showed Mark with his wild hair full of animals and birds. I was living in Hammersmith when Marc died, just a walk over Hammersmith Bridge. I still play Marc's music.
I was 10 years old when Marc passed ,my sister used to play his music thats how I got to like him it was only a few days ago that I was watching some of his videos again.Sad loss of a great singer. Thanks again Paul great as always x
I grew up to Marc Boland T-Rex. I still listen to his work on Spotify on long drives. My dad was obsessed with him.
A great video Paul.
Marc Bolan was a very talented man who died so tragically young.
Thank you for the music Marc.
There did appear to be some strange coincidences about his death & some of the lyrics in his songs.
He was murdered by the Freemasons that control the music/entertainment industry.
Great video, Ive always wanted to go and pay my respects at the memorial. I still play his music regularly, favourite has always been MetalGuru. My very first day at work aged 16 I wanted to create a business-like impression and walk into my new place with a newspaper and just sat on the bus absolutely shocked reading the headlines that Marc had died. Only a month before sitting on a beach in Spain on my very last holiday with my parents I had read that Elvis had died so a bad couple of months. Im 61 now and still play Metalguru, Hot Love, Jeepster, Get It On etc regularly. Timeless music created by the wonderfully talented Marc
Thanks sharing. 👍 Just Glad Plaques And Memorials Not Been Vandalised And Respected To Marc. 👍 🎸 🤘 I, m A Fan Of Him And His Music 🎶 He Will Never Fade Away Ever. 🎸🤘
Marc was my dream growing up, just minutes from his home when his gf crashed the car, bless her I Hope she and there child are doing well, Marc we miss you R.I.P 🌹 , Thank you Paul this is going to be the best one you have done 🙏🌹
🎼 Tie a yellow ribbon around an old oak tree...
I've often wondered how you carry on knowing you were the driver of the car that had the accident that killed your partner and the father of your child. Nobody is blaming her of course but that's a hard burden to carry
@@The.Last.Guitar.Hero. I can't even imagine how she felt , let's just hope she has been able to learn to cope, we know it's something your never forget, but as we all do in the loss of a loved one, we just learn to cope because the world don't stop, even when at that time, her world stopped 🌹
@@CasaMaryParadise I love that song...
Another fantastic post Paul. Thank you.
I had just turned 12 years old a few days before Marc was tragically killed. We were in class and one of my friends came into the classroom to tell us Marc had died. I always liked him as a kid and still do as an adult. I loved his songs and I loved his kids TV show too. He was very cool. A genius I would also say. Taken far to early. RIP Marc .
There's a strong simmetry between Marc Bolan and Rino Gaetano: they both were folk musician revolutionary, they both died very young in a car accident in the main town of their own country, they used to dress colorfull and were absolutely talented musicians and lyrics writers, they both have a memorial in the spot they died in London and Rome.
Rino died in the early eighties and unfortunatelly he recorded just 3 albums but his music is still play today in Italy and you can resognize his scratchy voive among a million.
Great video love Marc and the T REX
Remember the Marc Bolan show, was with his friend David Bowie, this was in 1977, some of the Granada staff were on strike, and they to film quickly. While rehearsing, Marc fell off stage. I think Bowie said something which he later regretted, something about Marc's death. They had recorded some basic tracks in Bowie's hotel room, (I think)? Either way Marc was coming back into the limelight, after touring with the punk bands. He died so young R.I.P., Marc love your music, you were one of a kind!
Hi Paul, I enjoyed this video, thank you. Marc Bolan was a talented musician and singer songwriter who went too soon. As a teenager in 1970, I first heard playing on Radio 1 the singles Ride A White Swan and Deborah by Tyranosaurus Rex. Then in late 1970 T.Rex released Hot Love that went to #1 in the singles chart and saw them on Top Of The Pops, the rest is history!!!
Aww Paul,I absolutely loved Marc Bolan and T Rex.I spent my teenage years loving their music,and I had a teenage crush on Marc aswell.I have seen this site before,I was watching a documentary on his life and death.So so sad,he had a wonderful voice and was taken far to young.Thankyou Paul,I love listening to you tell their stories,and there was some bits you told that I did not no so thank you,I really enjoyed watching this video.❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful memorial an amazing performer so tragic thankyou 😘
The moment he became mature, stopped his drug addiction and take actions for financial security to raise and be a father to his family, a tragedy came. So sad I’m not even born to see the time of his success. Rest In Peace to the Legend 20th Century Boy.
How kind to know people put that all there so much kindness around .
It is very touching to visit there and see that people come from all over the world to pay tribute to him and leave tokens of their love for him♥️
Marc Bolan, I drive past that spot on a regular basis, looking forward to seeing the video Paul... 👍
I loved Marc Bolan "T Rex" Happy days and very Nostalgic. He is very much missed. A talent of genius 👏. All of his work was phenomenal. Thank you Paul your the very best.
I was a T Rex fan saw him at the Glodroome Boston Lincolnshire ,Thank you for showing us the memorial
I remember running home from school at the age of 8-9 years to watch his programme called Marc 4.20pm on a Friday.
I now own the whole series on DVD that's my memories of Marc Bolan my favourite song by him has to be Metal Guru.
Great video and very informative total respects to you.
Gone but certainly not forgotten a true legend.
Paul, you clearly hold Marc and company in the highest esteem. Your commentary was thoughtful, sensitive, informative and respectful. Thank you for the fantastic tribute to one of my all time fave rave artists!
I was a big T. Rex fan in my junior school days. The first single I ever bought myself was Hot Love. I've still got my vinyls. My eldest daughter also loved listening to them. Bought her a T. Shirt recently with The Slider motif on the front. She wears it with pride.
I used to date someone called Mark Boland in my 20s. Used to cause all sorts of funny situations. Love Bolans music. Always part of my 20s TRex. Good one to see. Thank you x
hi paul for me my favorite track is ride a white swan but there were so many good tracks such a talented man l grew up in the 70s listening to t rex my mum was a fan of glam rock great video
I am a T.Rex-Fan since 1971. I was very often for my job in London and each time i visit the crash-place and after this the grave at Golder´s Green. I promise, that i am at the 16.9.2027 at Queen´s Ride and hope to sing there with a lot of other fans and remember one of the greatest pop-singer ever.
Always makes me sad this one loved Marc an amazing contribution to music and a great sense of humour too , my sister was heartbroken, we had a service at school for him . And as Marc always said Keep a little Marc in your heart 🥰
Thank you for doing Marc 🦢 I listen to his music on a daily basis. He is still very much missed KALMIYH
He was and still is the greatest rock star ever, rest in peace MARC.😭
Love the Bowie penned 'Mop The Hoople' lyric - 'The television is crazy saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks, but man I need a TV when I've got T. Rex'. From 'All The Young Dudes' I think. 'Cosmic Dancer' is perfection.
Mott The Hoople,...not Mop!😂🤣😅
I'd just turned 9 when he died,I remember my twin sisters talking about it for weeks , they where big fans .His music lives on
This is one i can finally say I’ve visited !!
I went to pay my respects about 20 years ago, on the way to a record store in Putney, i remember being 12 years old when he died, sadly, 5 weeks later, three members of the American rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash (all aged 28 i think) i still listen to T rex today and often wonder how much more great music they would have gone on to produce, had Marc not met with such a tragic early death 😢
Ronnie was 29 off by 1 no biggy ,,, miss that Man ... Simple Man , Metal Guru MB
I was 6 when he died & remember it reasonably well...his music was great especially 20th century boy..I also remember he had a children's TV show around when he passed....I might be wrong....so sad has so young..❤️.great tribute mate..👍
So nice to watch these video's. When I was in high school, in the seventies, we had an auction at school for a charity project. The single "Get it on" was sold for a crazy amount, and with good reason. T Rex was special, and so was Marc Bolan.
Thankyou for this video Paul. I was just a kid growing up in the 70's and my bedroom walls were plastered with Marc Bolan and David Bowie posters. Marc was one of the greatest enigmas in popular music and certainly the most mercurial. His songs just have different levels of brilliance. Love him still 🧡
Brings back such memories, I had to smile at the posters on the wall. As I mentioned I got the teen mag, and also plastered the walls with the posters. Ha Ha. Looking back now, the eyes in the posters seemed to follow you all the way round the room. So cool.
@@sandyvanderlinde237 Happy days. If truth be told, as the seventies were drawing to a close, my Marc Bolan and David Bowie posters had given up quite a bit of wall space to Debbie Harry and Kate Bush, fickle creature that I am. Thanks for your reply Sandy 👍
I was 5 when Marc died, I was named Marc because of Marc Bolan, something I am truly honoured by, to be named after such a talent, Marc was in my humble opinion, a genius. Rest in eternal peace Marc
A beautiful dedication to a beautiful soul.
Always loved what Marc did and his lyrics still get to me this day!
One of my fave has to be 'life's a gas' and as child I remember seeing him and Cilla Black singing this as a duet with Marc wearing a large pink boa!
Thank you...
Beautifully told with sincerity, Marc was a esquisite performer, unique in every way. Love and Thanks xx
Loved Marc and T Rex, thank you for sharing this video.
I was nine when he died. I loved him. Loved his music. Loved his hair and clothes. Loved seeing him on top of the pops. He was fabulous.
Once again superbly presented Paul. My memories of that dreadful day of Mark's car crash. I was still at school 2 yrs from leaving. On this day living in Wolverhampton it was a really bad foggy morning so bad that when we got to school we was sent home early because the fog was too bad for teacher's to get into school. The news of Mark's death made news headlines with massive amount of mourning.
Mark strangely had visions for years of being involved in a car crash and flatly refused to take driving lessons and hated even being driven around.
Thank you for video was only 17yrs when Marc passed and loved his music,, really sad.
I bet Marc would still have been a handsome guy today had he still been with us.75 this year. Rip x
Thanks Paul. I loved Marc and his music. Saw him in concert
In Liverpool in 1971, caught his tambourine but got it snatched away from me. Him and Bowie so many happy memories. Thank you.
My teen age daughter in 1987 watched a recording of Marc on TV, When I told her he had unfortunately died she said he was so beautiful and burst into tears. Many years later she asked if she could come with me to a Leona Lewis concert which was surprising as she is a Metal fan. The reason was Leone was performing Ride a White Swan. She has never forgotten him to this day.
I grew up with glamrock and the first single I ever bought was Jeepster by T.Rex. I'm 61 today and still a big fan of Sweet and many (classic) rockbands. I remember i was in schock when Marc dies a month after Elvis. Thanx for making this video...
Thankyou Paul I was a massive Mark boland fan back in the 70's talented singer a life cut to short I really enjoy the video thankyou 😊
I grew up in 70s and remember hearing about this tragedy on the news. A talented unique musician gone too soon.
Thank you for sharing and all you do 🙂💕🏴
What a charming memorial, and a very interesting description of his short life. Thank you.
Can’t wait , Marc bolan way ahead of his time ,thanks Paul show is amazing
I loved his first records with Steve Peregrin Took…Prophets, Seers and Sages and Unicorn which I like best. Great music that still stands today. Wonderful lyrics and experimental sounds. John Peel sort of dicovered them and gave them airplay in the early days. The rest is history.
John peel did give him a very big helping hand in his career, sadly though Mark totally ignored John peel & his family after hitting the big time which really upset him. Bit of a user I'd say.
I loved Marc Bolan, my mum had a fit when she first saw him as mum's do! 😄.
Loved all of his records but especially Hot Love.Thank you Paul for this.
Lovely tribrute to Marc. Ive been to see his memorial at Barnes as well as Golders green where his ashes are placed with his mum and dad. Saw Marc at wembley on March 18th 1972 as well as Brixton Sundown [thats what is was called then]. His last home was not far from where he was killed in Upper Richmond road. Steve periguine took is buried at kensal green.Can you do a film of that please. I love your you tube channel .The format is brilliant and so informative. Thank you for bringing such wonderful people back to life..
So much more we missed from him, am still a fan.
Your research is second to none paul, I loved glam rock . And I love your videos. Well done paul .I hope your well
Thank you Tina, and yes all good thank you 🙏
I was 7 when he passed; I remember hearing the news report on the radio.
So young...so sad...
I remember all the girls at my school were very sad and upset all day . He was very talented.
Taken too soon, I lived in Putney just off the lower Richmond road just up from where the crash was, I remember watching his show on tv, everything so vivid just like it was yesterday.
been there a few times over the years to pay my respects. Lots of freaky coincedences about his death, I'm sure he had a lyric that mentions peeling foxes from a tree and the car registration had FOX in it and also i'm sure he had a painting of a tree called 16 September which is the day he died. There is also an interview he did with either Russell Harty or Parkinson where he predicts he wont live that long or past 30 or something and ended up dying a few days before his 30th birthday
@the last guitar...
about year ago someone replied in a comment
to check out the picture
on the cover of
Supertramp album, Breakfast in America,
picture illustrates / is a view from inside a plane & Iooking out the window
mid-air over the statue of liberty, represented
by a breakfast waitress
with a menu in her left hand & a holding a plate high aloft in her right,
serving up a tall glass of orange juice in front of the world trade center, at approximate level of the impacts...
right over the towers hovers the name SUPERTRAMP,
with the U & P
just on top of the towers,
with the bottom of the U obscured a bit behind the towers,
now,
if u hold the picture up to a mirror the letters touching the tower will
spell out 911...
the album came out in 1979,
what tf?
Edit:
the glass of orange juice in the picture triggered a memory i didn't know i had, which state is known for orange juice?
Florida...
so i looked it up,
yep,
the highjackers who flew both planes attended flight school in Florida.
Dont know if he actually had any premonitions about his death but that year one of his songs on the album 'dandy in the underworld' included the lyrics "summer's gonna be heaven in 77'. Some fans also thought it was symbolic that the last shot from the 'Marc' tv series that went out a week before he died was of him falling off a raised platform he was standing on next to david bowie.
marc Bolan amazing talent gone to early he lives on through his music I was very young when the world said good night to Marc his music is time less he may be gone but his music lives on .brilliant paul you are so respectful .R I P Marc xx
Really enjoyed you telling us all about Marc, I loved his music. And his wild ways. Seeing where he died and the monument were beautiful. This is what I expected when you see other Actors actresses etc Graves with just few words and looking drab. So this has to be for me, one of the best. Thank you Paul xx
Saw him at Half Moon. Sad loss . I have driven along that lane for years on way home. Always will think of him . Respect Marc 😥🎶🎶💥
I remember stumbling on this a few years ago walking around Barnes. Grew up listening to him as was my parents favourite so seeing the memorial down the little side street stopped me in my tracks.
Good to see this video.
This Marc Boaln Russel Harty interview extract always gets me:
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Worth watching the full interview on the original uploaders channel
Great Work, stuff I hadn’t heard before, June’s confession’s etc…very respectful Paul ⭐️
I been there in late seventies.the site looks completely different.I took some seed from the tree and planted it back home in the garden at the time.being fan since white swan,you brought the early albums etc.still like the beard of star album.love the early poetic lyrics.so innocent .today people and media make him out to be the glam pop star.no credit of his writing and guitar sounds.the early b side just as good as the A…boogie on …thanks for the video.
Did the tree seeds grow?
Thanks for sharing. I didn't know the whole story very well but as you said it is a nice memorial and very well kept.
Thank you generously, Paul.
Summer 1970. Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 19-year-old me. Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex gigging, support act for Ten Years After.
Marc & Co. open with some acoustic numbers, including 'Ride A White Swan' and 'Debora'. Second half of their set: Marc plays a white Stratocaster, flashing out to the audience with reflections/bursts from *very strong* spotlights. He played *ELECTRIC LOUD* via TYA's mighty rig. Unforgettable.
Rest In Peace, Marc. 💚
All the best, P. Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 ⏳ 🎲 🌠
[Edit: 'Deborah' to 'Debora' ...]
PS. Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Bolan
I grew up in the 70s listening to T.Rex as I was born 1964.
I remember the Glam Rock era and used to watch Mark Bolans tv show and have memories of Marc Bolan and David Bowie having a good time in and around London wearing their Glamourous clothes which attracted the attention of everyone in them days. R.I.P. Two Legends.
20 century boy is one of my favourites and it does make you wonder if he had of lived, what else tunes he would have hits with 🎶. As always Paul thanks for your time and info. ❤️❤️
Loved his music I adored him RIP you were taken far to soon ❤️❤️ thanks for sharing this
What a wonderful video Paul.
I loved Mark Bolan.I think all women were in love with him.
Such a tragedy.
As a teenager in the 70's just loved TRex and Marc Bolan, such a beautfiful tribute to him and the other band members. I treasure my collection of TRex singles I saved my pocket money up buy.
He was taken too soon and thank you Paul for bringing his story back to life
Been watching you for a while but this is my first time commenting. Marc Bolan and T.Rex was one of my Dads favourites. I grew up in the early 70s and I remember my Dad playing his songs and automatically I loves them! Even as a small child. R.I.P Marc 🦢🕊💚
Hello Snazzy 👋 how are you doing
77 was a sad year. The month before we lost Elvis, then our Marc. The tree was made unsafe by the fans, taking the bark or carving their names into it. (Who could blame them). Didn't help with fast traffic on a narrow road. I was gutted they cut the tree down.
🥴And some members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd in a planecrash on october 😢✈️😌🎤
This man is one of my favorite musicians! His lyrics and style would of gone on forever had he not died. Breaks my heart.
Hi Paul I just learned about the amazing story about Sir Nicholas Winton. He saved many Jewish children right before the war started. I hope you will be able to visit his final resting place one day. Thanks in advance. Greetings from across the North See; Holland
marc means so much to me,thank you for going there and filming
Fave track "Mambo Sun" from "Electric Warrior". Big Bolan fan from the East coast of Canada. Enjoyed your video very much!
What a beautiful memorial site. RIP to Marc Bolan and T-Rex 💐💐💐💐💐
I still move to Marc's t rex music I'm 75